NA-249 (Karachi West-II)
NA-249 (Karachi West-II) (Urdu: این اے-۲۴۹، کراچی-۳) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses Baldia.
| NA-249 (Karachi West-II) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Karachi West District |
| Electorate | 339,591 |
| Current constituency | |
| Member(s) | Qadir Khan Mandokhel |
| Created from | NA-241 (Karachi-III) |
Members of Parliament
2002–2018: NA-241 (Karachi-III)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Muhammad Laeeq Khan | MMA | |
| 2008 | Iqbal Qadri | MQM | |
| 2013 | Iqbal Qadri | MQM | |
Since 2018: NA-249 (Karachi West-II)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Faisal Vawda | PTI | |
| 2021 | Qadir Khan Mandokhel | PPP | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Laeeq Khan of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 26,812 votes.[1]
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Syed A Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 93,617 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | S.A.Iqbal Qadiri | 93,617 | |||
| ANP | Zarbali Syed | 36236 | |||
| PPP | Dr. Muhammad Shakir Alam | 11544 | |||
| PML(N) | Wazeer Ahmed Afridi | 3510 | |||
| Others | Rujhanullah Afridi | 246 | |||
| Others | Ameer Zada Khan Yousaf Zai | 165 | |||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed A Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,584 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[3]
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Faisal Vawda | 35,344 | 27.50 | ||
| PML(N) | Shehbaz Sharif | 34,626 | 26.95 | ||
| TLP | Mufti Abid Mubarak Hussain | 23,981 | 18.66 | ||
| MQM-P | Aslam Shah | 13,534 | 10.53 | ||
| MMA | Syed Attaullah Shah | 10,307 | 8.02 | ||
| PPP | Qadir Khan Mandokhel | 7,236 | 5.63 | ||
| Others | Others (nine candidates) | 3,473 | 2.71 | ||
| Turnout | 131,185 | 39.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 128,501 | 97.95 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,684 | 2.05 | |||
| Majority | 718 | 0.55 | |||
| Registered electors | 331,430 | ||||
| PTI gain from MQM-P | |||||
By-elections 2021
By-elections 2021 was held in NA-249 Karachi on 29 April 2021. The Election Commission of Pakistan stayed the process for consolidation of result and fixed May 4 as the date for hearing of Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate, Miftah Ismail’s application seeking a recount of votes.[5] Upon accepting his request, lawmakers were asked by the ECP to reach the office of the returning officer (RO) on May 6 for the recount.[6] On May 6 recounting of votes again started which held till 8 May and in the final result PPP candidate was again declared as the winner with the margin of 909 votes from its rival PML-N.[7] On the other hand, all of the four main political parties (PML-N, PSP, PTI and MQM-Pakistan) bycotted this recount demanding the repoll again in whole constituency.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Qadir Khan Mandokhel | 15,656 | 31.42 | +25.79 | |
| PML(N) | Miftah Ismail | 14,747 | 29.59 | +2.64 | |
| TLP | Mufti Nazeer Ahmed | 10,668 | 21.41 | +2.75 | |
| PSP | Syed Mustafa Kamal | 8,728 | 17.52 | ||
| PTI | Amjad Iqbal Afridi | 8,681 | 17.42 | -10.08 | |
| MQM-P | Hafiz Muhammad Mursaleen | 7,007 | 14.06 | +3.53 | |
| Turnout | 73,471 | 21.64 | |||
| Total votes | 49,831 | ||||
| Registered electors | 339,591 | ||||
| PPP gain from PTI | |||||
See also
References
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ . www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Election Commission of Pakistan. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (2021-05-02). "ECP stays consolidation of NA-249 by-election result". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "ECP accepts PML-N's plea, orders recounting in NA-249". The Express Tribune. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "PPP's Qadir Mandokhail emerges victorious in NA-249 recount". ARY NEWS. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Ali, Qazi Hassan | Fahad Chaudhry | Imtiaz (2021-05-06). "Four political parties boycott NA-249 Karachi by-poll recount". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Geo News. "NA-249 Karachi by-election results". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Samaa TV. "PPP's Qadir Khan Mandokhail wins NA-249 Karachi by-election". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "NA-249 by-election: PPP wins Karachi seat after recount". Dunya News. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
External links
- 's official website